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Meanings of
aphoristic
in English
Containing aphorisms or maxims.
saying
expression
axiomatic
Related terms
locution
Terse and witty and like a maxim.
epigrammatic
apothegmatic
Related terms
concise
Usage of
aphoristic
in English
1
The Preludes are, in their
aphoristic
brevity, masterpieces of the first rank.
2
And the reasons for holding an inquiry extend well beyond
aphoristic
Slavic wisdom.
3
Conversation recalling his behavior, appearance,
aphoristic
wit and Civil War experiences.
4
Iago's moral creed may be summed up in two of his
aphoristic
sayings,-Virtue
5
But she is working the
aphoristic
mode, Atwood is almost at the other extreme.
6
He writes in terse numbered paragraphs, following Nietzsche's
aphoristic
style.
7
So you're using short,
aphoristic
sentences in order to convey some kind of solemn profundity?
8
Each one, orphaned &
aphoristic
,
deep into his sixties.
9
He is a master of the
aphoristic
style.
10
As the
aphoristic
vignettes progress, the mood gets edgier and a stimulating variety of tone is achieved.
11
This is a highly
aphoristic
line.
12
They are too
aphoristic
,
these passages.
13
Yes, the spitballs of disgust she aims at Rupert Murdoch and Boris Johnson have the force of
aphoristic
missiles.
14
Wilfrid was perhaps incompetent to test the truth of this profound
aphoristic
remark, delivered with the simplicity of natural conviction.
15
Almost every
aphoristic
phrase that he has made current is borrowed from some one of the classics, like his famous
16
Novalis's
aphoristic
"seed-thoughts" reveal Fichte's transcendental idealistic philosophy as the fine-spun web of all his observations on life.
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aphoristic
Adjective
Frequent collocations
aphoristic style
aphoristic wisdom
aphoristic brevity
aphoristic force
aphoristic line
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Aphoristic
through the time